Yes - agreed - this seems so early for a right hand hook at that latitude. I picked up on that model this afternoon in the office and passed it around (with smiles). I would hope to understand something about the validity of this particular model run by Saturday afternoon. Here in the Keys, I'm not concerned about this one tonight but for two caveats - (1) the remarkable "spin ups" of tropical systems that have recently occurred in this area (e.g.; Dennis near the Dry Tortugas) and (2) that the paradigms seem to be shifting .... take care - Rod